Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) wolf
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) wave
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sock (c) yawn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) soap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 7.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) six
- 8.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) soap
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) six
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) tub (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) violin
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) yarn
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) ten
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) window
- 18.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) van (c) box
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 22.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) torch (c) zero
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) web
- 29.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tent
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) up
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) tiger
- 32.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 33.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 34.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 35.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) tub
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) zero
- 40.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
Answer key
- zebra
- umbrella
- sock
- zero
- watch
- sock
- six
- tiger
- wolf
- u
- six
- up
- yawn
- violin
- yarn
- yarn
- tooth
- y
- box
- saw
- ox
- s
- y
- z
- s
- volcano
- six
- zero
- tent
- up
- sun
- t
- t
- u
- w
- sun
- tub
- turtle
- yo-yo
- w
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